Gunnersbury Catholic School | |
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The Ride , TW8 9LB England | |
Coordinates | 51°29′35″N0°18′52″W / 51.49306°N 0.31444°W |
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Type | Voluntary aided school |
Motto | Ad Altiora (To Higher Things) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Established | 1932 |
Founder | Fr William Roche |
Local authority | Hounslow |
Department for Education URN | 102545 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Head | Kevin Burke |
Gender | Male (mixed 6th Form) |
Age | 11to 18 |
Enrolment | 1215 |
Houses | Warren, Pole, Dunstan, Bourne, Roche, Newman |
Website | Gunnersbury.com |
Gunnersbury Catholic School is a Roman Catholic secondary school for boys with specialist Science College status. [1] [2] It is situated in Brentford, London. [3] The school was founded in 1932 by Fr William Roche.
In 1919, it opened as a Secondary School on Boston Park Road, Brentford. In 1932, it moved to Gunnersbury Avenue. Around 1938, extensions were made to the school after it received a bequeathal from Patrick Murphy who had died in 1934. In 1939, it received a grant and became a voluntary aided grammar school in 1944. In 1947, its junior school closed. In 1971, it became a comprehensive school. The lower school was on Gunnersbury Avenue and the upper school was moved to newly-constructed buildings on The Ride. [4]
In 2019, the school's GCSE results were above average compared to the national and local authority figures. [5] 69% of pupils achieved Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs. [5] Pupils' progress was "well above average" and the school's Attainment 8 score was also above average. [5] The proportion of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate was higher than average. [5]
As of 2023, the school's most recent Ofsted inspection was in Jan 2023 with the judgement of Outstanding. [6]